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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Wednesday, May 18, 1983

46-Down : Dealt with troubles

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,244
Across
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Ram on high : ARIES
6
One of the Maxwells : ELSA
10
Contract at a table : SLAM
14
Linkage : CATENATION
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Ran very fast : TORE
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No. 1 college eleven: 1982 : THENITTANYLIONS
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Doxy : ISM
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Swerves : VEERS
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"___ of God," B'way play : AGNES
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Taken in visually : SEEN
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Bottom line : SUM
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Hubbub : BABEL
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Treadmills of a sort : RATRACES
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"Whiles, like ___, I go to find my fawn": Shak. : ADOE
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Hard money : SPECIE
35
Harem room : ODA
36
Loser to Penn State: 1982 Sugar Bowl : GEORGIABULLDOGS
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They loop the Loop : ELS
40
Fascinate : ALLURE
41
Dakotan group : REES
42
Football plays : LATERALS
44
Keep in stock : CARRY
45
Fleur-de-___ : LIS
46
Littleneck, e.g. : CLAM
48
The opposition : ANTIS
51
Lull with lullabies : CROON
53
Roscoe; heater : GAT
56
Penn State leader : COACHJOEPATERNO
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Letters on a crucifix : INRI
60
Estrangement : ALIENATION
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Bench, for one : SEAT
62
Half-time group : BAND
63
Memorable comic : BENNY
Down
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"Hamlet" part : ACTI
2
Bowl calls : RAHS
3
Columnist's line : ITEM
4
Poetic time : EEN
5
Cry; whine : SNIVEL
6
Dutch town : ETTEN
7
Facts bender : LIAR
8
Cantor's vain quest : SONS
9
One or the other : ANY
10
Scarlet letter, e.g. : STIGMA
11
Symbol of craziness : LOON
12
"Rosamond" composer : ARNE
13
Big Mo meal : MESS
15
To ___ (precisely) : ATEE
18
Hardy partner : LAUREL
22
Calchas was one : SEER
23
Doorframe part : STILE
24
Bialy's relative : BAGEL
25
Author St. Johns : ADELA
26
Give a leg up : BOOST
27
Picture puzzle : REBUS
28
"___ can lend three thousand ducats?": Shak. : ACUR
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Dove or swain : COOER
30
Lawn tool : EDGER
31
Impertinent : SASSY
33
Patriot Deane : SILAS
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___ Mall, London : PALL
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Showy : GARISH
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Three scruples : DRAM
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Draw forth : ELICIT
44
Yalie's rival : CANTAB
46
Dealt with troubles : COPED
47
This will get interest : LOAN
48
Galatea's beloved : ACIS
49
Zero : NONE
50
One-time Irish capital : TARA
51
Snack-bar drink : COLA
52
Colt checker : REIN
53
Beam : GRIN
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Unknown auth. : ANON
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Dorsett or Hill of Dallas : TONY
57
Punch taken in an arena : JAB
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When Paris sizzles : ETE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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